RPC IV.1, 5396 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5396 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Amastris
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (lightly bearded - short beard) (with traces of drapery), right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Ἀμαστριανῶν
Translation of the Amastrians
Reverse design nude Harpocrates standing, left, wearing tall headdress, raising right hand to mouth, holding cornucopia and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.99 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 82(1), Cop 254
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 552 Rec 82, pl. XX.8, obverse with traces of drapery
2 2     V: GR 15316, worn, on obverse, traces of drapery uncertain, authenticity doubtful: cast?
3 3     Cop: 254, obverse without traces of drapery